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COSTA'S CHUTZPAH

Costa's Chutzpah

To the Editor:

What kind of president do we have in Local 372 who raises her pay more than three times a member's yearly salary? And to make it retroactive to her first day on the job is insane. President Montgomery-Costa, who gets paid from our union dues, has given nothing to the members in return. We can barely afford bread and milk with today's prices. Give us the mail ballots and let us decide who will get 76-percent raises or be president. With Local 372 members having a mail-ballot vote, millionaire President Costa will be gone in a heartbeat.

ZORANA PERKOV, Local 372